Thread: 4.30's or 4.10
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:23 AM   #239
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Re: 4.30's or 4.10

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Originally Posted by SGT GIPP View Post
Yes, first gear is fine. You can make it through a intersection after a stop light without shifting. Gas mileage won't change much, but you won't be able to keep your foot off of it. I gas up the same amount as I did with 3.55's.
You sure you have 4.56s? I'm in 3rd gear by the time I'm through an intersection. I'm in 5th gear by 35mph.

With my 4.56s over the 4.10s I find myself stopping in the middle of the road often, spinning the tires over, then staging and launching from a stop just to see if I can hook up decent. You can recover from a bog a lot faster but you launch too high and you will haze your tires and it will feel like you aren't moving. I find my best launch has been 1500rpms clutch slip or a 2000rpms clutch dump. Oh God the feel you get in 1st and 2nd gear! The car just never stops pulling. WNTAMACH1 I'll get you a video this weekend of 1st through 3rd.
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